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For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn`t have another to lift him up.
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Falling is More Than a Stumble
Commentators explain that the word “fall” has a broad meaning. It includes not just a literal stumble, but also falling into sickness, financial distress, doctrinal error, or sin. In each of these situations, having a companion to provide support, comfort, correction, and restoration is presented as a vital necessity.
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Ecclesiastes
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The spectacle of a prosperous man whose condition is rendered vain by his brotherless, childless isolation (Ecclesiastes 4:8).
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19th Century
Anglican
Woe. —The word occurs only here and in Ecclesiastes 10:16, but is common in post-Biblical Hebrew.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow That is, if anyone of them fall, the other will lift him up, as th…
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